When someone has too much insulin in their blood, it stops the body from burning stored fat and instead makes the body turn extra sugar into new fat, which gets stored in fat tissue.

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Effects of Obesity, Hyperinsulinemia, and Glucose Intolerance on Insulin Action in Adipose Tissue of Sixty-Year-Old Men

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1986 Mar

The study found that insulin's ability to stop fat breakdown (lipolysis) is actually stronger in obese people with high insulin levels. This supports the claim that high insulin blocks fat breakdown and helps store energy as fat in adipose tissue.

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